Hello, I'm new and lost..

Hello
Somebody invite me to this team, so, as I'm here, can you help me improve my shop whitch is very eclectic, and tell me the best way to sell on Etsy ??
I'm from Alm, I started with only hand paint silk on 2011 and every thing was ok, but now : a new shop, other contries, other "things" to sell AND : I'm not so young and foolish anymore...
Thanks for whatever you tell me (but don't be to hard, I'am fragile, LoL !)
Have a nice evening ♥
So
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Your scarves are beautiful. I am such a fan of hand-painted silk.

I randomly picked a scarf to demonstrate my suggestions.
"Tells Me" scarf
I would use more search able tags, for example, if I was buying a scarf, I would be looking for red silk, abstract circles and hand painted and the type of fabric, square scarf, rolled hem, then any other tags that go specifically for this scarf.

I would me most likely to search for a hand-painted red abstract silk scarf

in the description :
Size
fabric
type of hem
painted with Rough idea if you don't want to give away your trade secrets like silk paints, steamed acid dyes, thicken fiber reactive etc.
washable/? how
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What attracted me was the large picture of the full design of the tell me scarf. I was thinking how beautiful that would look on some of the print on demand products, pillows duvet covers and shower curtains, even yardage on Spoon flower.

I love the little amulet bags you make. The t shirts and clothing are nice and colorful and well done in their own right, but your scarves are elegant eclectic .

What I have noticed is new things consistently helps boost sales. The more you make the more skilled you get in coming up with ideas and learning what sales and what you like to do.

In the title of the “dull” scarf I would change it to muted and I would list each scarf color separately because until shoppers get familiar with you they may not take the time to look for other colors.

I just picked the scarves because that’s what I liked the best.

Best wishes,
Elaine
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Re: Hello, I'm new and lost..

Hekko Elaine and thanks a lot for your answer !!!
I'am going to try to applicate what you sayd...
Thes changements of site is'ny rasy for many of us;;; And I'am not sure at all that, I'll sell ..
Have a good day thanks again♥
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Bonjour Sophie, je vois que tu viens de Marmande (quelle magnifique région ! ;) donc je me permet de t'écrire en français.

Elaine a déjà donné plein de bons conseils, comme elle j'ai particulièrement apprécié tes articles en soie : Si j'étais toi je mobiliserai toute mon énergie là dessus, car malheureusement, proposer des créations trop variées peut rendre clients confus : sur un marché ils doivent comprendre ce que tu fais à l'instant où ils arrivent sur ton stand. Je sais bien qu'on aime tous faire des créations variées... à méditer, vois ce qui fonctionne le plus pour toi.

Seconde critique, ta bannière et ton logo sont à améliorer, ça fait très amateur, tes créations méritent vraiment un meilleur design. Si tu peux, fais appel à un graphiste. Tu as pris des photos très professionnelles avec une modèle, avec une belle lumière pour tes jolis foulards, j'aime vraiment beaucoup. Essaye d'avoir la même qualité d'image pour tes graphismes, c'est important, si tu dois distribuer des cartes de visite par exemple.

Voilà, c'est tout ce que j'avais à critiquer.
Je te souhaite beaucoup de succès Sophie. :)
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Bonjour Anne
Merci beaucoup pour tes conseils !!
Pour ma bannière, j'ai mis cinq jours à dompter Paint et j'étais super contente du résultat !!! HiHi !
Bon à revoir...
Pour la variété de mes créas, je ne reviendrai pas dessus : depuis 2011 je n'ai montré que la soie (ou presque) sur Alm, c'est vrai que je me suis fais connaître comme ça... Mais vraiment, je me dirige de plus en plus vers la sculpture (dés que le garage sera rangé !) tout en voulant garder mes clientes fidèles pour la soie.... Dilemne...
Je vais tenté comme ça, peut-être que déjà en les rangeant ensembles par catégories ce serait plus clair ?
Je vais réfléchir.. Connais-tu un graphiste qui pourrait m'aider ??
Merci beaucoup à toi !!!
A bientôt
So
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Beautiful scarves! I love the colors, patterns, and that they are hand painted! Amazing! You should do more of the "About Me" in english. I would love to read about you and your process in making your products. I had no idea you could paint silk!

Looking through your listings, I prefer the pictures with a plain background. So when someone is wearing your product and they are in front of grass, or leaves it looks too busy and distracts from your product. I love having a model, but I would have them stand a few feet in front of a wall of some sort... to make the background less busy.

I really like the post where you have the pink scarf draped on the green ladder. That is a beautiful way to show off your skills! I would also add inches in your dimensions. I can't picture cm very well cause I'm not as familiar with that system.

Beautiful work!
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I agree with a lot of what Elaine said. The scarf I clicked on (that will be) has "anniversary" listed as the occasion, which I feel like limits a lot of your potential customers. Then, the description says "A lovely gift for mother's day" which I find a little confusing.

Also, the little tagline under your shop name could say something like "Hand painted silk scarves" and it would probably help a lot with SEO.
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Re: Hello, I'm new and lost..

Thank you very much Katie and Brown.eyed, your help is usefull !
I'll try to add "Hand painted scarves" as I have to make another banner, I'll manage to do it...
For centimeters and inches (can-I put the two of them ??) ..
In what Elaine said about the tags of "Tells me" scarf : what is weird, is that I did note the Tags she said but they desapear ???
And I notice that it is the case on many of my other things !!!.
I'am very upset : I have to do it all again !!

Anyway, I am glad that most of you like my shop, thanks a lot !

Have a nice evening
So
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Re: Hello, I'm new and lost..

Hi Sophie! I checked back in, I really like your new banner!
I would suggest changing the 2nd "ArtsetSoiesdeSophie" above your location to say "handpainted silk scarves and more" just like your banner does. It should help with search results. Good luck!
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